Global Patent Index - EP 0658854 A2

EP 0658854 A2 19950621 - Method and apparatus for displaying sign language images corresponding to text or speech.

Title (en)

Method and apparatus for displaying sign language images corresponding to text or speech.

Title (de)

Verfahren und Apparat zum Anzeigen von mit Text oder Sprache korrespondierenden Zeichensprache-Bildern.

Title (fr)

Méthode et appareil pour affiches des images de langage des signes correspondant à un texte ou un langage.

Publication

EP 0658854 A2 19950621 (EN)

Application

EP 94309450 A 19941216

Priority

JP 31645293 A 19931216

Abstract (en)

In order to provide an image display method and apparatus capable of displaying images corresponding to document data or speech data, image data (such as sign language images) are stored in an image dictionary in motion picture form. Document data is read out from a character information storage device (or speech data is received), and a sign language image corresponding to a character string of the document data (or the speech) is selected from the image dictionary and displayed on a display. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G06F 17/28

IPC 8 full level

G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 17/28 (2006.01); G06T 1/00 (2006.01); G09B 21/00 (2006.01); G10L 15/26 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06F 40/45 (2020.01 - EP US); G06F 40/55 (2020.01 - EP US); G09B 21/009 (2013.01 - EP US); G10L 15/26 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 19/20 (2014.11 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0658854 A2 19950621; EP 0658854 A3 19960131; EP 0658854 B1 20011128; DE 69429235 D1 20020110; DE 69429235 T2 20020627; JP H07168851 A 19950704; US 2002032702 A1 20020314; US 6460056 B1 20021001

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 94309450 A 19941216; DE 69429235 T 19941216; JP 31645293 A 19931216; US 35251894 A 19941209